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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Czech thrash metal and punk band from Teplice, formed in 2017. They fuse thrash metal's speed and precision with punk's raw, confrontational energy.
Solo project of the renowned Magnum frontman from Derby, exploring heavy metal and hard rock territory outside his main band. His powerful, operatic vocal style carries through melodic compositions that showcase decades of experience on the British rock scene.
Russian stoner/doom outfit active since 2021, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Athens-based progressive metal act active since 2002, crafting compositions that push beyond conventional metal structures through complex arrangements and shifting dynamics. Their music rewards attentive listening with unexpected turns and layered instrumentation.
Finnish sludge/doom metal band from Turku, formed in 2020. They craft murky sludge-doom from Finland's former capital.
Groove and thrash metal band from Belgium, active since 2015. Named after the infamous David Lynch character, they pair groove metal's rhythmic punch with thrash metal's velocity.
Spanish death/doom metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2019. They craft crushing death-doom from the Catalan capital.
Atmospheric blackened doom metal project from Liege, Belgium, formed in 2021. Their pandemic-era demo recordings of tracks like "Walpurgisnacht" blend atmospheric black metal with doom's crushing weight, with an unusual reggae influence listed among their inspirations.
Rotherham-based sludge metal act active since 2021, delivering corrosive, feedback-drenched heaviness that grinds forward with hostile intent. Their sound channels the genre's essential aggression through punishingly distorted guitar tones and abrasive vocals.
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